The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to provide procurement expertise to the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program in Rwanda. The goal of the HRH Program is to strengthen the health workforce necessary to create a high quality, sustainable healthcare system in Rwanda. The HRH Program aims to
significantly increase the quantity and quality of Rwandan clinicians and health sciences educators including: medical doctors, nurses and midwives, and health managers. This substantial scale-up will be achieved with the assistance of an unprecedented consortium of 13 highly ranked US institutions. Each US school is sending full-time faculty members to Rwanda to help improve teaching, research, curriculum development, and mentorship over an 8-year period. In addition to human resources, the Ministry of Health has mobilized $8 million USD for procurement of medical equipment and supplies. The Government of Rwanda has already established a strong record of success in leading donor-funded health projects of a similar scale and complexity. CHAI is supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to manage the HRH Program during the critical planning and early implementation phases. The Program will launch in August 2012.
Responsibilities:
The Procurement Analyst will be responsible for assisting the Ministry of Health with all activities related to the procurement of medical equipment and hospital supplies required for the HRH Program. Responsibilities will include developing a system to collect data on current inventories at hospitals, modeling of equipment standards and norms, liaising with the Ministry of Health to write tenders and prepare bids, ensuring timely delivery of equipment and supplies, creating effective real-time updates on status of all orders placed, facilitating efficient communication with hospital locations and schools, and developing and coordinating maintenance plans. The ultimate objective is to assist the Ministry of Health to successfully provide hospitals and schools with the equipment and supplies needed to demonstrate high quality teaching and to aid in the delivery of high quality care.
•Assist the Ministry of Health to manage the process for procurement of medical equipment and supplies
•Develop a detailed needs assessment based on norms and current inventory
•Work closely with the MoH and suppliers to ensure that maintenance plans are in place
•Coordinate maintenance staff trainings
•Liaise with the MoH to write tenders and issue bids
•Develop reporting mechanism that captures updated information on all orders placed with suppliers and communicate status of orders to hospitals and schools
Qualifications:
•Minimum of three years’ experience, especially in procurement and supply chain management (PSM)
•Very strong quantitative skills, including significant experience working in excel on budgeting and data management
•Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build relationships
•Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
•Strong communication skills
•Ability to multi-task and to be effective in high-pressure situations
•Ability to work independently on complex projects and proactively manage projects with minimal supervision
•Applicants with management consulting or other relevant private and public sector experience are strongly encouraged to apply Advantages:
•Public Health experience, preferably in developing countries
•Experience working with recipient country governments and international partners
Position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda commencing ASAP for a period of 12 months.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should apply online at https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/2804/procurement-analyst/job.